Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur
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ঢাকা প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Motto | প্রযুক্তিই প্রগতি Technology is the advancement |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1980: College of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dhaka Engineering college(ঢাকা ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ) 1986: Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Dhaka(BITD), Dhaka 2003: DUET |
| Chancellor | President of the people's republic of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Mohammed Alauddin |
Academic staff | 300+ |
| Students | 2700+ |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban 20.29 acres (8.21 ha) (Main campus) |
| Language | English |
| Nickname | DUET (ডুয়েট) |
| Website | duet |
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur (Bengali: ঢাকা প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, গাজীপুর) or DUET, Gazipur is a public university in Bangladesh which focuses on the study of engineering and architecture. It is one of the most popular engineering universities of Bangladesh. The university offers four-year bachelor's degrees in Textile Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Food Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and five-years Bachelor of Architecture. The students with Diploma in Engineering, Diploma in Agriculture and Diploma in Architecture can take admission for bachelor's degree in engineering and architecture. It is one of the nine PhD granting research universities of Bangladesh. Every year, around 660+ students enroll in undergraduate programs to study engineering and architecture. In the undergraduate admission test, only about top 5% students can get admitted among 12,000 selected candidates. The number of teachers is about 300+.
History
The university was originated in 1980 as the College of Engineering at its temporary campus at Tejgaon, Dhaka under the University of Dhaka offering four years ' Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical Engineering. After a short time, the College of Engineering was renamed as Dhaka Engineering College (DEC). Then DEC shifted to its present permanent campus Gazipur City in 1983.
DEC was converted into the Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Dhaka as a degree awarding Institute by the government ordinance in 1986. In September 2003, BITD became Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur by "Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur Act, 2003" along with three other engineering universities (CUET, KUET, RUET). The university became an autonomous statutory organisation of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under this act.
Location
The university is located at Gazipur District, 40 km north of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh (about 20 km from Shahjalal International Airport). This district town Gazipur is well connected by roads and railway with Dhaka and other cities of Bangladesh.
Academic
Faculties and Departments
- (1) Faculty of Civil Engineering
- (1) Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
- (2) Department of Architecture (Arch)
- (2) Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- (1) Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
- (2) Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
- (3) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- (1) Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- (2) Department of Textile Engineering (TE)
- (3) Department of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
- (4) Department of Chemical and Food Engineering (CFE)
- (5) Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
- (4) Faculty of Engineering
- (1) Department of Chemistry
- (2) Department of Mathematics
- (3) Department of Physics
- (4) Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Undergraduate program
DUET offers 9 undergraduate degrees across its 4 faculties. Each academic year comprises two semesters, i.e., 1st and 2nd semester. Students are generally admitted into the 1st year 2nd semester class. The 1st semester of 1st year class is exempted because of the candidates' completion of minimum 4-year Diploma in Engineering backgrounds after 10 years of schooling. Degrees offered in the following disciplines:
- (1) Civil Engineering
- (2) Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- (3) Mechanical Engineering
- (4) Computer Science & Engineering
- (5) Textile Engineering
- (6) Architecture
- (7) Industrial & Production Engineering
- (8) Chemical & Food Engineering
- (9) Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Graduate program
DUET offers 13 Graduate degree across its 4 faculties. Masters and PhD degrees are offered by the university. M.Sc. Engineering/M. Engineering/PhD/M. Phil degrees are offered in the different area.[1]
Institutes
There are four institutes which are:
- (1) Institute of Water & Environment Sciences (IWES)
- (2) Information & Communication Technology (IICT)
- (3) Institute of Energy Engineering (IEE)
- (4) Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
Library
The university devotes considerable effort and resources to the development of an outstanding library collection to meet the expanding need of teaching and research and to serve as a resource reference center. The general library has over 25000 items on all subject relevant to academic programmed. Library service include lending, reference, photo-copying and document delivery service. The library has a computerized information system to provide information about library materials for its members. All library services are available to faculty and students. Besides, the general library systems each academic discipline maintains rental library from which students can borrow text books at a nominal rate for the whole semester. Each department maintains its own affluent and modern rental library which provides sufficient books for the students of the respective discipline.
Student Organization
There are a number of student organization in the university.
- Bangladesh Chhatra League (DUET Unit)
- Bangladesh Chatra Dal (DUET unit)
- IEEE - DUET Student Branch
- DUET SPORTS CLUB
- DUET ROBOTICS CLUB (DRC)
- ELC - English Language Club
Halls of residence
There are six male and two female dormitories, named:
- (1) FR Khan Hall
- (2) Muhammad Qudrat-E-Khuda Hall
- (3) Shaheed Muktijoddha Hall
- (4) Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall
- (5) Kazi Nazrul Islam Extension Hall
- (6) Marie Curie Hall & Extension
- (7) Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Hall
See also
- List of Universities in Bangladesh
- Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
- Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)